OBJECT TITLE / NAME

Football team, c. 1950

DATE1940 to 1960

MEDIAImage

COLLECTIONHastings-Western Port Historical Society

REG NO.P808

HISTORY

This is the Hastings Football Team and the names of the players are as follows: back row, left to right: Roy Edwards, Ray Stone, Len Gibson, Henry McNaught, Les Tolson, Albie Coleman. middle row, left to right: Cliff Sposito, Ernie de Boar, Ernie Allan, Les Douchn (of French Island), Jim Harrison (of Crib Point), Jack Roberts. front row, left to right: Norm Gowan, Digger Langholtz, Andy Lochin, John Goss, (unknown of French Island) and Billy Guy (of French Island). This photo was photographed/copied by Dr Bruce Bennett for the purpose of research or publication.

DESCRIPTION

This image shows a football team, standing and sitting on an oval, posing for a photo. There are six men standing in the back row, six men squatting in the middle row and six men sitting, crossed legged in the front row. The players are all wearing white shorts and dark coloured long sleeved shirts except for the player on the far right in the back row, who is wearing a sleeveless shirt. Tall trees and houses can be seen in the background, behind a fence.

SUBJECTS

Australian rules football, Clubs and associations, Groups (people), Sporting clubs, Sports and recreations, Sportspeople

KEYWORDS

Allan, Ernie, Boar, Ernie, Coleman, Albie, Douchn, Les, Duscher, Les, Edwards, Roy, Gibson, Len, Goss, John, Gowan, Norm, Guy, Billy, Harrison, Jim, Hastings, Hastings Football Club, Langholtz, Digger, Lochin, Andy, McNaught, Henry, Roberts, Jack, Sposito, Cliff, Stone, Ray, Tolson, Les